  NA adopts statement on Ottoman-era genocide of Greeks, Assyrians March 24, 2015 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Tuesday, March 24 voted unanimously in favor of a statement recognizing the genocide of Greeks and Assyrians in Ottoman Turkey, Armenia Now reports. All 117 members of the 131-seat body who were present in the chamber supported the document drafted jointly by all six factions. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov, who is of partly Greek heritage, said earlier that Armenian lawmakers also worked with representatives of Armenia’s Greek and Assyrian communities in drafting the statement. The vote comes a month before Armenians are due to commemorate the centenary of the Ottoman-era Genocide in which more than 1.5 million of their forebears were slaughtered.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
